Birchfield, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the Northeast Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98901. It lies near Moxee Valley. The Survey maps it on the Yakima East quadrangle. It stands 991 feet above sea level.
On record in Birchfield
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
LaFramboise Farmsteadlisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Yakima East quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
46 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Birchfield between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,972 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 191 acres | Yakama Agency | FRUIT STAND |
| 1 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Yakama Agency | AHTANUM RG |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 2,165 acres | Spokane District | KONNOWAC PASS |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | COYOTE CREEK |
| 7 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 16TH AND GILBERT |
| 5 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 16TH / GILBERT |
| 5 July 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | GILBERT 2 |
| 4 July 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | GILBERT # 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Birchfield: 21 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs No. 3 | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Kaiser | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Union Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yakima | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Zirkle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Meyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Union Gap Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birchfield in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Hail | Birchfield | - | Hail covered the ground. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Heights | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Union Gap | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Washington Park | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Moxee City | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Yakima | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| South Broadway | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Artesian | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Parker | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q4915728 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510825. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






